Tell Dahab, Hama
Tell Dahab
تل ذهب | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Tell Dahab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′41″N 37°01′11″E / 35.211422°N 37.019677°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah District |
| Subdistrict | Salamiyah Subdistrict |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3212 |
Tell Dahab (Arabic: تل ذهب) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Dahab had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
[edit]Tell Dahab is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era ruins. Greek inscriptions found on basalt lintels in the village date to 470, 489, 570 and 589 CE.[2] In 1838, Tell Dahab's inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]
On 1 February 2025, as part of increasing violence against ethnic and religious minorities shortly after the fall of the Assad regime, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that four civilians were shot dead in a summary execution in the village.[4] By 11 February 2025, roughly 60% of the pre-Deterrence of Aggression population had fled the settlement, though it is unclear whether the exodus occurred before or after the killings.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Foss 1997, p. 233.
- ↑ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
- ↑ "Ongoing military escalation | 15 combatants killed and wounded in ground and aerial attacks on different frontlines n eastern Aleppo". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Syrian Arab Republic — Baseline Assessment — Round 1 (Feb 2025) | Displacement Tracking Matrix". dtm.iom.int. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
Bibliography
[edit]- Foss, Clive (1997). "Syria in Transition, A. D. 550–750: An Archaeological Approach". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 51: 189–269. doi:10.2307/1291765.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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